Optical DNA Mapping of Plasmids Reveals Clonal Spread of Carbapenem-Resistant <i>Klebsiella pneumoniae</i> in a Large Thai Hospital

Optical DNA Mapping of Plasmids Reveals Clonal Spread of Carbapenem-Resistant <i>Klebsiella pneumoniae</i> in a Large Thai Hospital

Carbapenem-resistant <i>Klebsiella pneumoniae</i> (CR-KP) in patients admitted to hospitals pose a great challenge to treatment. The genes causing resistance to carbapenems are mostly found in plasmids, mobile genetic elements that can spread easily to other bacterial strains, thus exace...

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Main Authors: Sriram KK, Tsegaye Sewunet, Walaiporn Wangchinda, Teerawit Tangkoskul, Visanu Thamlikitkul, Christian G. Giske, Fredrik Westerlund
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2021-08-01
Series:Antibiotics
Subjects:
optical DNA mapping
plasmids
carbapenem resistance
<i>bla</i><sub>NDM-1</sub>
nosocomial transmission
Online Access:https://www.mdpi.com/2079-6382/10/9/1029

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